Cigar-header.



No. 636,|94. Paiented Oct. 3|, I899.

J. BUNN.

CIGAR HEADER.

(Application filed Oct. 31} 1898. Reneived. Oct. 4, 1899.)

(No Model.)

' UNITED- STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN BUNN, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

CIGAR-HEADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,194, dated October 31, 1899.

Application filed October 31, 1898. Renewed October 4,1899. Serial No. 732,576. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BUNN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Headers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to cigar-headers which are used in cigar-machines for forming the head of the cigar, and has for its object to improve the construction of the header in order that the wrapper may be drawn closely around the head of the cigar.

With this object in View the invention consists in providing the header with a spirallyribbed conical roller mounted adjacent to the tip-forming chamber in such manner that the spirally-ribbed periphery of the roller. will form a movable portion of the wall of the tipforming chamber. I

The invention will be fully described in the following specification and its novelfeatures pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved header. Fig. 2 is an end elevation looking into the tipforming chamber and partly broken away to show the interior parts. Fig. 3 is a rear el'evation. Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of the spirally-ribbed conicalroller.

Similar reference-numerals indicate correspondin g parts in each figure of the drawings.

The main body of the header consists of the plate portion 1 and the upwardly-projecting arm 2, a slot 3 being left at the junction of the arm and plate for the passage of the wrapper to the tip-forming chamber 4, which is partially formed in the plate and arm. A pin 5 extends downwardly and rearwardly from the plate and is designed to fit in a socket at the proper point on the cigar-machine to support the header in its proper position.

The front portion of the wall of the tipforming'charnber is formed by a curved plate 6, which is carried by a pin 7, supported in a suitable opening 8, formed in the arm 2. The

arm 2 is also slotted vertically, as indicated at 9, to receive a lever 10, which latter is pivoted on a pin 11, secured in the arm. The rear. end of the pin 7 is slotted to receive the lower reduced end 12 of the lever, and a spring 13 is seated in a recess 14, formed in the arm 2, and bears against the lever 10 to normally force the lower end of the lever rearwardly, and thus hold the curved plate 6 in its normal position in engagement with the wall of the tip-forming chamber. The upper end of the lever 10 will preferably be provided with an opening 15 in order that a suitable connection may be made between it and a movable part of the bunch-forming mechanism, in order that the lever-may be operated by the movement of such part to carry the curved plate 6 out of engagement with the wall of the tip-forming chamber.

In the rear of the header a recess 16 is formed, which communicates with the tipforming chamber, and in this recess the spirally-ribbed conical roller 17 is supported in such manner that when rotated the ribbed periphery of the roller will form a moving part of the tip-forming chamber. The roller is carried by shaft 18, which is journaled in the header and provided with a gear 19. I

In operation the conical roller is to be positively driven in a direction reverse to that in which the bunch will be rotated by the bunchforming mechanism, and to accomplish this the gear 19 will be meshed with other gearing positively driven during the operation of the machine.

In the operation of the header the spiral ribs on the conical roller will act upon the cigar-wrapperin the same manner as a hand roller does when he wipes or smooths the wrapper down over the head of a cigar with his thumb andfinger, and the roller will thus, owing to the spirally-arranged ribs, draw the wrapper closely around the head of the cigar and also draw it in the direction of the tuck end of the cigar, thus forming a smooth and hard head. The action of the roller will also be aided by the spring-pressed plate 6 constantly tending to press the head against the roller.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. The combination with a cigar-header having a tip-forming chamber, of a spirallysurfaced device mounted to rotate adjacent to the tip-forming chamber with its periphery forming a movable part of the interior wall of such chamber and means for positively driving said device, as and for the purpose Set forth. a

2. The combination with a cigar header having a tip-forming chamber, of a spirallyribbed conical roller mounted to rotate ad jacent to the tip-forming chamber, with its periphery formingamovable part'of such chamber, and means to positively drive said roller, as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a cigarheader having a recess forming a part of the tip-forming chamber, of a spring-pressed curved plate supported on the header to form a movable part of the wall of the chamber, and a positively-driven spirally-ribbed conical roller mounted to rotate adjacent to the tip-forming chamber with its periphery forming a moving part of the interior wall of said chamber, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with a cigar-header having a recess forming a part of the tip-forming chamber, of a spring-pressed curved plate supported on the header to form a movable part of the wall of the chamber, a lever connected to said plate and adapted. to move it against the force of the spring, and a positively-driven spirally-ribbed conical roller mounted to rotate adjacent to the tip-formin g chamber with its periphery forming a moving part of the interior wall of said chamber, the spring-pressed plate and roller being opposite each other, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BUN N.

\V itnesses:

ERNEST T. DIXON, RoBT. MoK. ACKERMAN. 

